Conceptual Blockbusting: A Pleasurable Guide to Better Problem Solving by James L. Adams - 1976-07

Stein & Day Pub. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Stein & Day Pub, 1976. Wraps scuffed with light edgewear. No markings in text.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: San Francisco Book Company, Inc., 1976. Fair condition Trade Paperback, 2nd edition, 1976. Edgewear of wraps. Interior has marginalia and underlining, a previous owner name on the 1st page, and the binding is cracked around page 84. Reading copy.. 2nd Edition. Trade Paperback. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.

San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Book Co, 1976. First Paperback Edition, First Printing . Paperback. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/light wear to leading edges. A concise and non-technical book on creative thinking and the problem-solving process. Professor Adams, at the point of publication, was Director of the Stanford School of Engineering's Design Division. The book's aim is to consider how the mind seems to work in a conceptual situation with some hints on how to make it work better. Contents in 8 chapters: Chapter 1, Introduction; 2, Perceptual Blocks; 3, Cultural & Environmental Blocks; 4, Emotional Blocks; 5, Intellectual & Expressive Blocks; 6, Conscious Blockbusting; 7, Alternative Thinking Languages; and, 8, Unconscious Blockbusting. Text contains many exercises in the form of entertaining puzzles, games, riddles, and optical illusions that the mind can become so limber as to sidestep mental blocks. Fine copy.